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Flash Friday: Advent

“I don’t need to get ready. I’m not the one piloting through chronospace.” Gary wrinkled his nose.

“You’ll still get there, sure, but you won’t enjoy the ride.” His mother knelt beside him. “Now, swallow the capsules.”

“Why can’t we take the temporal portal instead?”

“Because.” His mother sighed. “The destination is better for the journey.”

“But it’s faster,” Gary sulked.

“Faster is only better when you’re ready to arrive. You’re not ready. Arriving early will rob you of its splendor.”

“But Billy gets to go to Christmas right away without getting ready!”

His mother smiled. “And Billy will never understand the real joy of Christmas.”

FLASH! It’s Flash Friday, the day when Seeking New Earth authors write short stories up to 1000 words (“flash fiction”) or 110 words (“microfiction”). Both are sure to instigate the imagination and stimulate the synapses. Did you like what you read? Want to explore the story some more? Or maybe you want to try your own hand at some flash fiction? Leave us a comment below!

One thought on “Flash Friday: Advent”

I love this! Sometimes I feel like this too. All my friends go to a community church so Advent services don’t exist. It seems like they go straight into Christmas and I go through all this preparation to get there. Not that I don’t like it! 🙂

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I'm a pastor in Wisconsin. Constantly writing, whether it be fiction or sermons or anything in between. Husband and father. Over all this, Christian, willing and joyful servant to good master Jesus.
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